A pragmatic harm reduction approach to manage a large outbreak of wound botulism in people who inject drugs, Scotland 2015

A pragmatic harm reduction approach to manage a large outbreak of wound botulism in people who inject drugs, Scotland 2015

Abstract Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at an increased risk of wound botulism, a potentially fatal acute paralytic illness. During the first 6 months of 2015, a large outbreak of wound botulism was confirmed among PWID in Scotland, which resulted in the largest outbreak in Europe to...

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Main Authors: Kirsten M. A. Trayner, Amanda Weir, Andrew McAuley, Gauri Godbole, Corinne Amar, Kathie Grant, Gillian Penrice, Kirsty Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Wound botulism
People who inject drugs
Outbreak investigation
Harm reduction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0243-9

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